Due to the wonders of modern technology I was able to watch Charlie Brooker’s How Videogames changed the world last night. Well using TV On Demand Catch Up anyway, nothing dodgy. The show charted the rise of video games and in particular 25 titles that were considered hugely influential in the direction the gaming world took.
The show featured contributions from people inside and outside the game industry, the contributors included Peter Molyneux, Jeff Minter, Will Wright, Tim Schaefer, Neil Druckman, Ron Gilbert, John Romero, Nolan Bushnell and Rhianna Pratchett. Quite an impressive line up.
Now obviously being a list show people will disagree with the list, but here it is:
- Pong
- Space Invaders
- Pac-Man
- Manic Miner
- Elite
- Super Mario Bros
- Tetris
- The Secret Of Monkey Island
- Street Fighter II
- Doom
- Night Trap
- Tomb Raider
- Parappa The Rapper
- Starcraft
- The Sims
- Grand Theft Auto III
- Shadow Of The Colossus
- World Of Warcraft
- Wii Sports
- Call Of Duty 4 – Modern Warfare
- Braid
- Angry Birds
- Minecraft
- The Last Of Us
Hold that thought. The show didn’t really touch upon virtual worlds such as Second Life, but it clearly showed how the foundations were laid to create the virtual world experience.
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